Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · q8h16 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

16 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 mg/kg/day · q12h26 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 26 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

26 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h3 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 3 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL3 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h64 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 64 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL18 units/kg/h64 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine18 mL/h81 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 18 mL/h. The patient weighs 81 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL18 mL/h81 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h77 kg2 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 77 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 2 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL2 mcg/min77 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 128 mg
  2. 2. D = 520 mg
  3. 3. R = 3 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 11.5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 7.4 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 7.5 mL/h

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